I dont know what to title this post, but i need to ask others.... I have an over whelming sense of guilt knowing that I have zero friends with kids around my childs age. And honestly outside of my partner, I dont have many friends at all.
For context, I am a sahm to a 5 month old. We live out of our home state as we are a military family. I havent had good experiences with other spouses. However, now that im a mom, I have the urge to make other mom friends so my child can get interaction with someone other than myself.
Is this normal? Do other moms feel this way? What should I do? I guess my biggest worry is that my child will miss out on social cues by not having playmates his own age. I just feel awful. I could try and make friends but i have never had any luck making friends, let alone military friends. I've tried to join the mom groups on various social media pages but it just seems like i always reach out and never get a response. So do I just keep it pushing with just me and my child and do my best? or do i attempt again to find a friend so, in theory, my child has a friend?